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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
BIOLOGY 0610/11
Paper 1 Multiple Choice October/November 2013
45 minutes
Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
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There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible
answers A, B, C and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate Answer Sheet.
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Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.
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1 Which process provides the raw materials needed for tissue repair?
A excretion
B growth
C nutrition
D respiration
2 The diagram shows an arthropod.
How many pairs of jointed legs does this arthropod have?
A 2 B 20 C 21 D 40
3 Which group does not contain animals that are arthropods?
A annelids
B arachnids
C crustaceans
D insects

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4 Keys are used in biological identification.
Which statement may appear in a key and alone could identify one of the plants in the diagrams?
A The plant has a single deep root with small branches.
B The plant has many similar roots, arising from a single point.
C The plant has one flower on the stem.
D The plant has pointed leaves.
5 The diagrams show a leaf cell before and after staining with iodine solution.
green
before staining
blue-black
after staining
colour change
Which substance causes the iodine solution to change colour?
A chlorophyll
B protein
C reducing sugar
D starch

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6 The diagram shows a cell seen under the light microscope.
P Q
Which labels are correct?
P Q
A cell membrane cytoplasm
B cell membrane vacuole
C cell wall cytoplasm
D cell wall vacuole
7 Which is a tissue and which is an organ?
tissue organ
A a group of liver cells xylem
B a group of palisade cells the stomach
C the brain a root
D the reproductive system the liver
8 Which series of terms is listed in order of increasing level of organisation?
A cell → organ → tissue → organ system
B cell → tissue → organ → organ system
C tissue → cell → organ → organ system
D tissue → organ → organ system → cell

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9 The diagram shows six cells.
P Q R
S T U
Which are plant cells and which are animal cells?
plant cells animal cells
A P, Q and U R, S and T
B P, R, S and T Q and U
C Q and T P, R, S and U
D R, S and U P, Q and T
10 Which diagram shows the appearance of a plant cell several minutes after it has been placed in a
concentrated solution of sugar?
A B
C D

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11 The diagrams show an experiment when set up and the same experiment two hours later.
when set up two hours later
partially
permeable
membrane
pure
water
concentrated
sugar solution
coloured with dye
dye has
moved
into this
side
What explains the movement of water and dye?
movement of water movement of dye
A diffusion osmosis
B osmosis diffusion
C osmosis translocation
D translocation diffusion
12 Which statement is correct for all catalysts?
A They are enzymes.
B They are proteins.
C They speed up chemical reactions.
D They work in living organisms.
13 Two enzyme-controlled reactions are shown.
amino acids proteins
enzyme 1
proteins amino acids
enzyme 2
From these reactions, what deduction can be made about enzymes?
A Enzyme 1 has been changed to enzyme 2.
B Enzyme 2 slows down the production of amino acids.
C Enzymes can build up large molecules.
D Enzymes only break down large molecules.

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14 The diagram shows two food molecules before and after they have been digested by enzymes.
P
Q
R
S
afterbefore
What identifies the products of fat digestion?
A P and R B P and S C Q and R D Q and S
15 Four foods were tested for each of the following nutrients:
fat (using ethanol);
protein (using the biuret test);
reducing sugar (using Benedict’s solution),
Which food contains protein and fat?
colour of result of food test
purple/lilac brick-red/orange milky-white
A key
B = nutrient present
C = nutrient absent
D

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16 The graphs show the quantities of selected vitamins and mineral ions in four foods.
beans
egg
fish
fruit
beans
egg
fish
fruit
beans
egg
fish
fruit
beans
egg
fish
fruit
vitamin C
mg per 100g
30
20
10
0
vitamin D
µg per 100g
15
10
5
0
iron
mg per 100g
3
2
1
0
calcium
mg per 100g
150
100
50
0
Which food is the richest source of the vitamin or mineral ions essential for the transport of
oxygen by the blood?
A beans
B egg
C fish
D fruit

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17 The diagram shows the circulatory system of a mammal.
capillary
network
in lungs
capillary network
in body organs
left atrium
left ventricle
right atrium
right ventricle
Y
X
What describes the blood in vessels X and Y?
X Y
A deoxygenated deoxygenated
B deoxygenated oxygenated
C oxygenated deoxygenated
D oxygenated oxygenated
18 In which order does water pass through these tissues in a plant?
A mesophyll → xylem → root cortex
B root cortex → mesophyll → xylem
C root cortex → xylem → mesophyll
D xylem → mesophyll → root cortex

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19 The diagram shows two shoots at the start of an experiment on transpiration.
30g
spring balance
oil
water
shoot X shoot Y
30g
What are the likely readings on the spring balances after three days?
shoot X shoot Y
A 30g 30g
B 30g 25g
C 25g 30g
D 25g 25g

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20 The diagram shows a section through an alveolus and a capillary.
X
Y
Why does carbon dioxide move from X to Y?
A Air has a lower concentration of carbon dioxide than blood.
B Carbon dioxide moves more freely in air than in blood.
C Carbon dioxide must replace oxygen.
D Diffusion of carbon dioxide can only be out of the blood.
21 The table shows the approximate composition of air breathed out by a mammal.
gas air breathed out/%
nitrogen 80
oxygen 16
carbon dioxide 4
Where did the nitrogen in the air breathed out come from?
A It was a product of proteins broken down in the mammal.
B It was a product of respiration.
C It was in the air that was breathed in.
D It was exchanged for oxygen which was taken into the blood.

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22 The diagram shows some structures in the human neck and thorax.
Q
The lining of tube Q has cilia.
What is an important function of the cilia?
A to help in the exchange of gases
B to increase the internal surface area of tube Q
C to moisten the air entering and leaving the lungs
D to move mucus towards the throat
23 The diagram shows some blood vessels near the surface of the skin.
skin surface
YX Z
blood flow
If vasoconstriction occurs at X, what happens to the blood flow at Y and Z?
Y Z
A decreases decreases
B decreases stays constant
C increases increases
D increases stays constant

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24 A person has a high-protein diet.
What describes the level of urea in the blood leaving the liver and in the urine leaving the
kidneys?
urea in blood
leaving liver
urea in urine
leaving kidneys
A high high
B high low
C low high
D low low
25 The diagram shows seedlings in two experiments on the tropic response of seedlings to gravity
and light.
shoot shoot
start of experiment
in the dark
3 days later
shoot
shoot
start of experiment 3 days later
light from
one side
to show
the effect
of gravity
to show
the effect
of light
Experiment 1
Experiment 2
How have the seedlings responded?
to gravity to light
A key
B = tropic response shown
C = no tropic response shown
D

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26 How does sweating cool the body?
A Sweating causes vasodilation.
B Sweating decreases the water content of the blood.
C Urea and salt are lost from the body in sweat.
D Water in sweat evaporates from the skin.
27 A mango tree can reproduce by seed and by asexual reproduction.
Trees produced by each of these methods produce mango fruits.
When comparing these fruits genetically, what is the correct result?
fruits of trees grown
from seeds
fruits of trees produced
by asexual reproduction
A identical identical
B identical non-identical
C non-identical identical
D non-identical non-identical
28 The diagram shows a section through a flower.
1
2
3
4
After the flower is fertilised, which parts will develop into the fruit and the seed?
fruit seed
A 1 2
B 1 4
C 2 3
D 3 4

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29 The graph is a record of the growth of a plant.
y-axis
x-axis
Which labels should be used for the x-axis and the y-axis?
x-axis y-axis
A dry mass number of cells
B time cell size
C time dry mass
D total mass time
30 Which environmental factor is not always a requirement for seed germination?
A light
B oxygen
C suitable temperature
D water
31 Most birds have a coloured pigment in their feathers, but in a few individuals, pigment is absent
and the birds are albinos.
Albinism occurs when a bird is homozygous recessive for the gene which creates the coloured
pigment.
If two albino birds mated, what describes the appearance of their offspring?
A all albino
B all coloured
C 50% coloured, 50% albino
D 75% coloured, 25% albino

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32 In an animal, the allele for straight fur is dominant to the allele for curly fur.
A pair of these animals mate and have nine offspring with straight fur and three with curly fur.
F represents the allele for straight fur and f represents the allele for curly fur.
What are the most likely genotypes of the parents?
A F and f B FF and ff C FF and Ff D Ff and Ff
33 What defines a diploid nucleus?
A a nucleus containing two sets of chromosomes
B a nucleus containing two unpaired chromosomes
C a nucleus with two alternative forms of a gene
D a nucleus with two separate threads of DNA
34 A food chain shows how organisms depend on each other for their sources of energy, but all
energy comes ultimately from one source.
What is this energy source?
A leaves of plants
B meat
C sunlight
D water

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35 The diagram shows a food web.
vegetation, fruits and seeds
voles
hawks
spiders
toads and lizards
herbivorous
insects
carnivorous
insects
rabbits
X
foxes
What type of organism is X?
A a carnivore
B a decomposer
C a herbivore
D a producer
36 The diagram shows the carbon cycle.
carbon dioxide
in the air
carbon compounds
in green plants
carbon compounds
in animals
carbon compounds in
micro-organisms which
cause decay
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
Which three letters represent respiration?
A P, Q and R B P, Q and S C T, S and V D T, U and V

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37 In which natural cycles do photosynthesis and respiration both play a part?
carbon cycle water cycle
A
B
C
D
38 What is the correct sequence for the stages in a sigmoid population growth curve?
A lag → log → stationary
B log → lag → stationary
C stationary → lag → log
D stationary→ log → lag
39 The chart shows which species of different animals are present in rivers of different pH.
6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0
pH
trout
bass
perch
frogs
salamanders
clams
crayfish
snails
mayflies
species
key
present
absent
Which conclusion can be drawn from this information?
A Both frogs and mayflies can live in more acidic river water than trout.
B Clams and snails are most affected by acidic river water.
C Most species can live in river water below pH 5.5.
D Not all species are affected by acidic river water.

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40 The graph shows the quantities of pesticides that accumulate in four populations, each at
different trophic levels in a food chain.
Which population is most likely to be herbivores?
A B C D
0.02 10
200
1600
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
quantity of
pesticide
accumulated
/parts per
million

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Question 40 © adapted: Jean Martin; Core Biology; Cambridge University Press; 1999.
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